Dial-A-Ride

Dial-A-Ride (DAR) is a FREE SHARED transportation service for Monterey Park Senior Residents ages 55 years or older and/or have a signed form from a physician attesting to a disability that travels within City limits, except for medical appointments to adjacent communities within 5 miles to Alhambra, Montebello, San Gabriel and other unincorporated LA County areas. Information is available in the Dial-A-Ride brochure.

How Do I Join?

To become a DIAL-A-RIDE member, residents must complete an application and provide proof of residency with photo (drivers license or current ID).  Approved applications will have a photo taken to issue a Dial-A-Ride ID Card with a one-time fee of $5.00.  Applications are also available at Langley Center.

How Do I Schedule an Appointment:

To your destination:

Call the Dispatcher desk 626-307-1395 OR 626-307-1396) and provide the dispatcher name, address, phone number, time of pick up, and any special accommodations (wheelchair, walker, etc). Medical appointments need to be made at least 5 days in advance and regular appointments need to be made at least 3 days in advance. We go by a first come, first serve basis.

Going back home:

Call the dispatcher desk to schedule your return pick up. It will typically take 15 to 30 minutes for your pick up to arrive.

Where can I go?

Dial-A-Ride is a shared ride service that our residents can make ANY trip from their home within the City of Monterey Park and trips to outside communities within 5 miles for medical appointments only.  Local trips within the city to eat, shop or visit City Hall, Library, Parks, or Post Office.  The following is a list of medical facilities transportation services are available but not limited to:

• Anywhere within Monterey Park
  
• Alhambra Hospital:100 S Raymond Avenue
• Health Care Partners:22 and 55 S Raymond Avenue
• Pacific Medical Center:707 Garfield Avenue
• Eye Physician and Surgeon:416 W Las Tunas Dr.
• Facey Building:207 S Santa Anita Avenue
• San Gabriel Medical Center:218 S Santa Anita Avenue
• Beverly Hospital:309 W Beverly Boulevard
• Kaiser Permanente (Montebello):1550 Montebello Town Center Dr.
• Internal Medical Group:101 W Beverly Boulevard
• Health Care Partners:2601 and 2603 Via Campo
• Kaiser Permanente (East Los Angeles):5119 Pomona Boulevard

Langley Center - Dial-A-Ride, 400 W Emerson Avenue, Monterey Park CA 91754.
For more information, contact Dial-A-Ride at 626-307-1396 from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.